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SURBLYS Lab
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The lab uses computation to trace what happens at the interface where a solid and a liquid meet.
AboutAbout the lab
Behavior at interfaces differs from that in the bulk.
The SURBLYS Lab uses molecular dynamics analysis to study phenomena that occur at the interfaces of liquids and soft matter.
Technologies that use nanoscale structures have advanced, such as semiconductor lithography, self-assembly, and carbon nanotube synthesis.
Inside such fine structures, the properties of liquids and soft matter clearly differ from those in the bulk.
The resistance to heat transfer that appears as interfacial thermal resistance is a phenomenon that macroscopic fluid dynamics cannot fundamentally explain.
Key terms
- Interface
- The surface where materials with different properties are in contact, such as a solid and a liquid, or a gas and a liquid
- Interfacial thermal resistance
- A quantity that expresses how difficult it is for heat to pass across an interface
- Wettability
- The property describing how readily a liquid spreads over, or becomes compatible with, a solid surface
ResearchResearch themes
At interfaces where dissimilar materials meet, distinctive fluid structures and transport properties of heat, momentum, and mass appear. The lab conducts fundamental research that uses molecular dynamics analysis to clarify these mechanisms and to search for molecules and fine structures that produce the required interfacial properties.
*Illustrative imageTransport Properties at Interfaces
The distinctive fluid structures and transport properties at interfaces between solids and liquids, or between gases and liquids, govern the overall properties of fine systems such as NEMS, porous materials, and particle suspensions. The lab analyzes their dynamics, taking the silica–water and silica–IPA (isopropyl alcohol) interfaces as examples.
*Illustrative imageNanoscale Liquids and Interface Modification
Coating films on solid surfaces can be as thin as about 10 nm, and the properties of liquids and soft matter there are clearly different from those in the bulk. The lab also treats interface modification, which controls the affinity between a solid surface and a liquid as typified by wettability, as an important application area.
MembersFaculty
The members of the SURBLYS Lab are faculty, students in the doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs, and administrative secretaries.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorSURBLYS Donatas
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Simulated structure of the water hexane interface” Cnrowley / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Transport Properties at Interfaces: “Quartz, Tibet” JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- Nanoscale Liquids and Interface Modification: “Droplets ( )” Nicola Sap De Mitri / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (小原 研究室): “Unit Cell of Liquid Water” Cnrowley / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (菊川 研究室): “Visual Molecular Dynamics visualization” Toughpkh / Public domain (cropped)
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